EHS Manager - Sherman, TX, United States
Originally posted 17 September 2026 by the employer — open 1 day.
About the role
This role leads all environmental, health, and safety activities at Coherent Corp's manufacturing facility in Sherman, TX, focusing on the site's EHS management system and programs.
What you'll do
- Lead the site Environmental, Health, and Safety Management System in alignment with Coherent standards, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and legal requirements.
- Manage occupational safety and industrial hygiene programs, including hazard and exposure assessments, inspections, and incident investigations.
- Manage environmental programs and permit compliance, including hazardous waste, stormwater, wastewater, and air permit-by-rule requirements.
- Own and manage the Toxic Gas Monitoring System (TGMS), including performance, alarm response, inspection, and maintenance.
- Lead the site OSHA Process Safety Management program and related high-hazard activities.
- Manage, coach, and develop the site EHS team.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety, Occupational Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Five or more years of EHS management experience in a manufacturing, chemical, research, or other high-hazard industrial environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing EHS personnel and comprehensive EHS programs.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, Texas environmental requirements, and relevant industry standards.
- Experience with OSHA Process Safety Management in a covered manufacturing or high-hazard industrial facility.
- Experience with wastewater permit compliance and industrial wastewater operations.
- Experience with air permitting or air permit-by-rule compliance.
- Experience managing emergency response teams and hazardous materials emergency preparedness.
- Experience with radiation safety, laser safety, toxic gas monitoring systems, hazardous gases, or chemical handling.
- Demonstrated experience conducting incident investigations, hazard assessments, audits, inspections, and corrective action management.
Nice to have
- Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Certified Environmental Professional, or other relevant professional certification.
- Master’s degree in a related discipline.
- Experience in advanced manufacturing, chemical processing, or MOCVD operations.
- Experience with EPA Risk Management Program requirements.
- Experience managing Toxic Gas Monitoring System projects or other critical safety system expansions.
- Experience working with corporate EHS teams in a global manufacturing organization.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 48-day median for Semiconductor Equipment Engineering roles.
Semiconductor Equipment Engineering · Manufacturing Equipment
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Open roles in category
3551
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Median days open
48 d
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Median salary
$128k
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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (3551 roles · 80 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 45 | 3551 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 130 | 9374 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 48 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $128k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Applied Materials · 610 open roles · median 49 d
- Lam Research · 505 open roles · median 42 d
- Micron Technology · 245 open roles · median 32 d
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- ASML · 168 open roles · median 68 d
- ASM International · 141 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 3551 open Semiconductor Equipment Engineering (Manufacturing Equipment) roles from 80 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.